ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Great Lakes Cheese Co ESOP
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $410M
- Total assets
- 3,839
- Participants
- 98th
- Percentile by assets
- $106,892
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Great Lakes Cheese Co · Ohio · Manufacturing
$410M in assets, 3,839 participants
Great Lakes Cheese Co's Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $410M in total assets and 3,839 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- 98th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #19,761 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Coverage in Ohio
Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 3,839 participants in Ohio, 5.0x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $410M.
- $410M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 3,839
- covered participants
- 98th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $106,892
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $36M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Ohio filers
In Ohio, the average filing covers about 765 participants across 5,089 plans. Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reports 3,839 participants - 5.0x that state average ($410M EOY assets).
Ohio filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $447M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $410M |
| Net Income | -$36M |
| Employer EIN | 341015620 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1998-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Great Lakes Cheese Co)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 7,686 | $499M |
| 2023 | 2 | 8,235 | $610M |
| 2024 | 2 | 8,539 | $625M |
Nearby ESOP Plans in Ohio
Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
- Procter & Gamble Profit Sharing Trust & Employee Stock Ownership Plan $22.0B · 30,782
- The Garland Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust $1.4B · 1,000
- Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan $559M · 3,337
- Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan $557M · 808
- Cleveland Steel Container Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan $445M · 407
Similar-Sized ESOP Plans Nationally
ESOP plans in other states closest to Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Precision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust (IA) $403M · 645
- Stacy and Witbeck, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (CA) $402M · 399
- Vermont Information Processing, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (VT) $401M · 421
- Kingdom Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (MN) $400M · 801
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar ESOP plans in Ohio. Compare plans
- Great Lakes Cheese Co's sponsor-wide assets have grown 25.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans